Waiting on Wednesday #25

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, showcasing books that we are waiting to read.

Title: Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Device #3)
Author: Cassandra Clare
Publisher: Walker
Release Date: 19th March 2013

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If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it?
The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose.
Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment.
Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the final installment of the bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy.

Words cannot express how excited I am for this book! *jumps up and down with glee*
I need this book. I need to find out how the story ends. Who she ends up with, if either of them. And to have all the questions answered, from both The Infernal Devices and The Mortal Instruments. Questions, questions, questions, this series is full of them. I love it! *jumps up and down some more*.

Becky

Can't Wait Books of 2013

Day 2 of 2013 and I have already finished off one book. Pretty good start. I foresee this being a good year for reading. Here is my initial list of books that I cannot wait to get my hands on asap this year. Books may be added to the list as the year progresses.

Books in release date order.

Shades of Earth (Across the Universe #3) by Beth Revis

Release Date: 15th January 

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Boundless (Unearthly #3) by Cynthia Hand

Release Date: 22nd January

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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer

Release Date: 5th February

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Edge of Dawn (Midnight Breeds #11) by Lara Adrian

Release Date:7th February

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The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3) by Richelle Mead

Release Date: 12th February

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Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices #3) by Cassandra Clare

Release Date: 19th March

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Requiem (Delirium #3) by Lauren Oliver

Release Date: 21st March 

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Lover at Last (Black Dagger Brotherhood #11) by J.R. Ward

Release Date: 23rd March

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Fall of Night (Morganville Vampire #14) by Rachel Caine

Release Date: 7th May

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and

Divergent #3 by Veronica Roth

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No Cover, no title and no release date!

I am just hoping that book is released in 2013 and I don't have to wait any longer. 

The cliff hanger was a killer.

With the exception of the last book, all of these books come out in the first half of the year. I wonder what delights are to be discovered.

Becky

Stacking the Shelves #19

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Bought

 Around this time of year is my birthday. I am not saying the specific date but it is around this time. So I got some goodies!

•  Unwholly (Unwind #1) by Neal Shusterman *Goodreads*
• Uglies (Uglies #1) by Scott Westerfield *Goodreads*
• Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake *Goodreads*
• Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally *Goodreads*
• The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel Manga by Cassandra Clare and Hyekyung Baek *Goodreads*
• Shift (Shade #2) by Jeri Smith-Ready *Goodreads*
• Shine (Shade #3) by Jeri Smith-Ready *Goodreads*
• What's Left of Me (The Hybrid Chronicles #1) by Kat Zhang *Goodreads*

 I enjoyed Shade and I was interested to see where the series is going. Although I am a little bit disappointed with Shift at the moment.

I am intrigued by Unwholly. I love Unwind but I didn't think it needed a sequel. So I am curious.

As it is Halloween time everyone is talking about creepy books. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen Anna Dressed in Blood come up. I have to see what this book is all about.

Uglies is one of the first books I discovered and added to my list back in 2009, when I first discovered the wonderful world of the online book community. I cannot believe that it has taken this long for me to get a copy but I really like the new covers.

 Happy reading!

Becky

Top 10 Books of 2012 ... So Far.

I know this seems like a bit of an odd time to do it. I should have done it in the summer or halfway through  the year. Oh well better late than never. These are the top ten books I have read in the year of 2012 up until this point. The books that have stuck in my mind since I read them. By the end of the year this list could have altered slightly. We will see what the months will bring.

10

Hushed by Kelly York 
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9

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer

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8

 Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire 
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7

The Selection (The Selection #1) by Kiera Cass

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6

The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) by Richelle Mead
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5

A Millions Suns (Across the Universe #2) by Beth Revis
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4

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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3

 The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith 
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2

City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Insruments #5) by Cassandra Clare
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And for the best book that I have read so far this year, although only by a ever so slight margin over number 2.

1

Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
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Becky

The Mortal Instruments Movie: Costumes #1

*Warning* This post includes On-Set photographs. If you want the movie to be a total surprise when you watch it, best not read on. 

This is the second entry in a series of posts that I am going to be doing. They are  sharing my thoughts on the different aspects of the The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie. My first post is my initial thoughts on different members of the cast. It can be found here.

Over the past three days, the The Mortal Instruments fandom has been treated to some amazing on-set photographs and reports, curtsy of the fans that were really lucky to be there (so jealous). Oh, and paparazzi got some amazing shots too. I have been stalking Twitter for the past three days. I am surprised I am not fangirled out. I thought it would be ages before we got any photos. I thought they would be cooped up inside a studio. Nope, location work seems to be first. Yay!

While pictures doen’t tell us much about what the film is going to be like as a whole, there is one crucial thing we can glean from them. Costumes! And, boy, were we in for a treat.

Shadowhunter Gear.

Kevin Zegers as Alec!
Look at the runes!

Jamie Campbell Bower as Jace!
He looks amazing!

Jemima West as Isabelle!
Look closely and you can
see her whip

When I first saw the images I did not expect we would see the Shadowhunter gear. With ‘walking down a street’ scenes, I expected pictures of Jace in more traditional jeans and a grey shirt. Instead we got the get-up I wanted to see the second most (Magnus in costume is what I want to see the most). And not only was it Jace but Alec and Isabelle as well.

I love them. The outfits are almost identical to what I imagined in my head. It is like the characters have been picked out of my head, placed in the real world with new faces and heights. It was surreal. I also love the boots. They are the kick ass shoes that I want. The costumes say, in the words of Simon, “I am a badass.” I loved seeing the runes as well. Kevin, with his sleeveless ensemble, showed them off nicely. Jamie also had a picture showing off the ones on his chest. I couldn’t stop smiling, and staring. These pictures show that it is these books that are being adapted and that we haven’t got it all wrong.

Jemima West (Isabelle), Kevin Zegers (Alec),
Lily Collins (Clary) and Jamie Campbell Bower (Jace).

Lily Collins (Clary)

Clary’s Outfits

This was the first costume I saw of Clary in a costume (above). I don’t know what they were filming so my reaction was, “What? Clary has style in the movie.” Then I discovered what the scene was; the moment where Izzy has, figuratively, thrown up on her. Oh yeah, I can see Isabelle wearing clothes like that. Then I saw other pictures. They were more like it. Oh she looks amazing. Unfortunately, I have seen many people critiquing the colour of her hair. First, her hair colour isn’t really important. Think logically through the book. Never does the fact that she has red hair save the day.  However her hair colour will apparently look lighter on the footage so, in the end, it all works out. She is Clary in my eyes. Well she looks the part. Let’s hope she can play the part.

Simon’s Glasses

Lily Collins (Clary) and
Robert Sheehan (Simon)

It wasn’t Simon’s outfit I was most interested in but the glasses. They are one of Simon’s key appearance characteristics. Well … in the first book anyway. He looks great. He is my cute geek. I look at him and I see Simon. And with Robert Sheehan acting, I am fairly hopeful of how Simon is going to turn out in the film. The pictures of Simon and Clary together also show their friendship really well. If I didn’t know this was a movie, I would say they look like great friends. I bet they are in real life too.

For a full gallery of TMI set photos, check out TMI Source.com. They keep everything in one place and up to date!  They are amazing!

What are your thoughts on the costumes? Do you love/hate them? I would love to hear in the comments! :)

 Becky

I do not own any of the photographs.